Dr. Sukesh Aghara, a professor at Prairie View A&M University, and two of his students spent the summer of 2005 at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as participants in the Faculty and Student Team (FaST) program, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science […]
Month: September 2005
At Southern U. “Minidome,” cheer despite the ordeal
Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., opened its doors to 500 evacuees from southeastern Louisiana and coastal Mississippi who managed to escape the wrath and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina since Aug. 29. The evacuees included 9-year-old twins separated from their families, single men and women, and family groups, all staying […]
SPJ and SDX Foundation to provide
INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists and its supporting foundation, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, today announced that they are making up to $25,000 available to journalism students who are forced to relocate to another college or university due to Hurricane Katrina. Students whose schools in the hurricane affected […]
Progress is the key
Hurricane Katrina is the top story that everyone has heard about for the past week. We watched the storm approach the Gulf Coast, and detroy the lives of people in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, the hardest hit.As we look at the news we, as minorities, get easily angered by how we […]
Giving our sympathy and providing aid
Daily as I flip through the news, surf the net and read local newspapers I can’t help but think to myself, what could have been done differently to prevent the devastation in the Gulf states. Quickly I remind myself that I cannot go back in time, and must live for […]
Panther athletic Web site has new home
Prairie View A&M University Department of Athletics has a new home on the World Wide Web at http://sports.pvamu.edu. The site provides students, alumni, fans, parents of student-athletes and supporters with information on the university’s 18 sports – 10 women’s and eight men’s sports. “We are excited about our new Web […]
“To the fellas
Who am I to YOU? What am I to YOU? Don’t worry, I already know… See, I don’t care what YOU think or what YOU say behind my back, I only care for one thing… How YOU feel. I put others before myself. So, I give my body to YOU, […]
When financial aid fails
Paying for a college education is a difficult task for many students. However, there are effective and proactive solutions to pay for college. Here on campus the financial aid office is usually frowned upon, but patience is most important when handling situations that involve the financial aid office.The process may […]
Wright urges students to make responsible choices
President George C. Wright welcomed students back for another academic year last Wednesday at a general assembly in the Baby Dome. Wright opened his speech informing students that he was “very excited and optimistic for the new school year.”Wright stressed to the importance of making wise decisions and emphasized that […]
Kanye West speaks his mind
NEW YORK. It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But “A Concert for Hurricane Relief,” a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks Friday night, took an unexpected turn thanks to the outspoken rapper Kanye West. Appearing two-thirds […]